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Araneidae Orb-web weaving spiders

Arachnura higginsi	Arachnura higginsi	Arachnura higginsi	Araneus psittacinus

Araneus cyphoxis	Araneus cyphoxis	Backobourkia heroine	Araneus brisbanae

Araneus acuminatus male	Araneus acuminatus female	Araneus arenaceus	Araneus albotriangulus

Araneus praesignis	Arkys alatus	Arkys cornutus	Arkys lancearius

Araneus talipedatus	Araneus ZZ430	Celaenia calotoides	Celaenia excavata

Araneus dimidiatus	Araneus circulissparsus	Araneus rotundulus	Araneidae ZZ313

Astracantha minax	Astracantha minax	Gasteracantha fornicata / vittata	Gasteracantha westringi

Gasteracantha sacerdotalis	Gasteracantha ZZ643	Gasteracantha quadrispinosa	Arkys alatus

Arkys curtulus	Arkys furcatus	Arkys lancearius

Arkys cornutus	Arkys ZZ293	Arkys clavatus	Argiope lugubris

Argiope extensa	Argiope picta	Argiope picta	Argiope radon

Argiope protensa	Argiope syrmatica	Argiope syrmatica	Argiope trifasciata

Argiope trifasciata	Argiope ZZ307	Argiope ZZ321	Argiope ocyaloides

Argiope radon	Argiope keyserlingi male	Argiope ocyaloides	Argiope keyserlingi

Argiope picta	Argiope syrmatica	Argiope ZZ396	Argiope ZZ077

Cyclosa ZZ084	Cyclosa ZZ085	Cyclosa ZZ086	Cyclosa tribolata

Dolophones ZZ366	Dolophones ZZ423	Dolophones ZZ363	Dolophones conifera

Eriophora transmarina	Eriophora transmarina	Eriophora transmarina	Eriophora transmarina

	Eriophora ZZ368	Eriophora transmarina?	Backobourkia ZZ449

Eriophora ZZ114	Eriophora ZZ267	Eriophora ZZ137	Eriophora ZZ196

Eriophora ZZ068	Eriophora ZZ076	Eriophora ZZ087	Eriophora ZZ088

Eriophora ZZ088	Eriophora ZZ089	Eriophora ZZ097	Eriophora ZZ091

Eriophora ZZ094	Eriophora ZZ095	Eriophora ZZ096	Eriophora ZZ090

Eriophora ZZ098	Eriophora ZZ099	Eriophora ZZ100	Eriophora ZZ137

Eriophora ZZ328	Eriophora ZZ367	Eriophora ZZ135 male	Eriophora ZZ135 female

Eriophora ZZ443	Leucage dromedaria	Leucage granulata	Leucage dromedaria

Larinia phthisica	Larinia ZZ268	Cyrtarachne ZZ069	Ordgarius magnificus Bolas spider

Phonognatha graeffei	Phonognatha graeffei	Phonognatha graeffei	Poecilopachys australasia
Cyrtophora Tent-web spiders

Cyrtophora mollucensis	Cyrtophora mollucensis	Cyrtophora mollucensis	Cyrtophora exanthematica

Cyrtophora ZZ314	Cyrtophora ZZ075		Cyrtophora exanthematica
Clubionidae, Gnaphosidae, Corinnidae Sac spiders

Battalus spinipes	Clubiona ZZ555	Clubiona ZZ554	Clubiona ZZ558

Clubiona ZZ143	Clubiona ZZ395	Clubiona robusta	Clubiona modesta

Clubiona ZZ340	Sunpunna picta	Supunna ZZ347	Supunna albopunctum
Deinopidae Ogre-faced spiders

Deinopsis subrufa	Deinopsis subrufa female	Deinopsis subrufa male

	Avella ZZ626	Avella despiciens	Avella angulata
Desidae Long-jawed intertidal spiders or lace-web spiders

Bandumna ZZ290	Bandumna insignis	Badumna longinqua	Badumna longinqua

Badumna ZZ348	Phryganoporus nigrinus	Phryganoporus canididus	Phryganoporus canididus

Desis ZZ301
Dysderidae Long-fanged six-eyed spiders or cell spiders

Dysdera crocota female		Dysdera crocota male
Hersiliidae Long-spinnered bark or two-tailed spiders

Tamopsis ZZ415	Tamopsis ZZ417	Tamopsis ZZ416	Tamopsis brisbanensis
Heteropodidae Huntsman

Delena cancarides	Isopedella flavida	Heteropoda jugulans	Pediana regina

Neosparassus ZZ154	Neosparassus salacius	Neosparassus ZZ278	Neosparassus ZZ280

Huntsman ZZ147	Huntsman ZZ281	Holconia immanis	Isopeda vasta
Selenopidae Wall crab spider

Selenops australiensis
Lamponidae White-tailed spiders

Lampona cylindrata	Lampona murina	Lampona ZZ528
Lycosidae Wolf spiders

Artoria mckayi	Artoriopsis expolita	Hoggicosa bicolor	Hoggicosa castanea

Lycosa godeffroyi	Lycosa musgravei	Lycosa pictiventris	Tetralycosa oraria

Venator immansueta	Venonia micarioides	Arctosa ZZ41	Lycosa furcillata

Lycosid ZZ142	Lycosid ZZ145	Lycosid ZZ160	Lycosid ZZ160

Lycosid ZZ270	Lycosid ZZ336	Lycosid ZZ515	Lycosid ZZ550

Lycosid ZZ448	Lycosid ZZ142	Lycosa ZZ130
Mygalomorphae Primitive spiders

Atrax robustus Sydney funnel web	Aname? ZZ338	Stanwellia ? ZZ339	Hadronyche versuta Blue mountains funnel web

Misgolas rapax Sydney brown trap door	Missulena occatoria Mouse spider	Missulena occatoria Mouse spider	Selenocosmia crassipes

Idiosoma nigrum	Aname ZZ421	Euoplos ZZ570	Namirea planipes

Idiommata scintillans
Miturgidae Prowling

Cheiracanthium ZZ596	Cheiracanthium gilvum female	Cheiracanthium gilvum male	Cheiracanthium ZZ471

Cheiracanthium gracile female	Cheiracanthium gracile male	Cheiracanthium gilvum	Cheiracanthium ZZ471

Miturga lineata	Miturga ZZ013	Miturga_ZZ344	Miturga_ZZ345
Nephilidae Golden orb weavers

Nephila edulis male	Nephila edulis	Nephila plumipes	Nephila pilipes
Nicodamidae Red and black spider

Nicodamus peregrinus bicolor
Oxyopidae Lynx spiders

Oxyopes variabilis	Oxyopes variabilis	Oxyopes elegans	Oxyopes quadrifasciatus

Oxyopes rubicundus	Oxyopes ZZ155	Oxyopes ZZ103	Oxyopes ZZ102

Oxyopes ZZ153	Oxyopes ZZ106	Oxyopes ZZ107	Oxyopes ZZ104
Philodromidae Small huntsman or running crab spiders

	Tibellus tenellus
Pholcidae Daddy-longlegs, vibrating or cellar spiders

Smeringopus pallidus	Pholcus phalangoides	Crossopriza lyoni	Pholcus ZZ195

Pholcus ZZ196	Trichocylus nigropunctatus
Pisauridae Nursery web of fishing spider

Dendrolycosa icadia	Dolomedes instabilis	Dolomedes instabilis	Dolomedes minor

Dolomedes ZZ161	Dolomedes ZZ288	Dolomedes ZZ321	Dolomedes ZZ495

Hygropoda dolomedes	Hygropoda dolomedes	Megadolomedes australianus	Megadolomedes australianus

Perenethis venusta	Perenethis venusta
Salticidae Jumping Spiders

Arasia mollicoma	Arasia mollicoma	Arasia ZZ499	Arasia ZZ029

	Astia hariola	Astia nodosa	Astilodes mariae

Bathippus montrouzieri	Bathippus ZZ272	Canama hinnuleus?	Cosmophasis baehrae

Cosmophasis micarioides	Cosmophasis thalassina	Cosmophasis ZZ276	Cosmophasis thalassina

Cosmophasis micans	Cosmophasis ZZ034	Cosmophasis micans	Cosmophasis micans

Cosmophasis micans ?	Cytaea alburna	Cytaea xanthopus	Cytaea frontagliera

	Opisthoncus ZZ049	Clynotis severus	Damoetas nitidus

Euryattus bleekeri	Euryattus bleekeri	Euryattus bleekeri

Pellenes bitaeniatus	Helpis minitabunda	Helpis minitabunda

Hypoblemum albovittatum	Hypoblemum albovittatum	Hypoblemum villosum	Hypoblemum ZZ136

Jotus minutus	Jotus minutus	Judalana lutea	Jotus ZZ566

Holoplatys lhotski	Thyene ZZ026



Lycidas scutulatus	Maratus volans female and male		Maratus pavonis

Menemerus bivittatus	Jotus auripes	Ligonipes semitectus	Myrmarachne plataleoides

Myrmarachne ZZ462	Mopsus penicillatus male	Mopsus penicillatus female	Opisthoncus ZZ398

Opisthoncus polyphemus	Opisthoncus parcedentatus	Opisthoncus ZZ050	Opisthoncus mordax

Plexippus petersi	Prostheclina pallida		Rhombonotus gracilis

Sandalodes bipenicillatus	Sandalodes? bipenicillatus	Sandalodes or Orisiona-ZZ275	Servaea ZZ587

Servaea vestita	Simaetha thoracica	Simaetha thoracica	Simaethula ZZ508

Simaethula ZZ483	Simaethula auratus	Simaethula ZZ507	Sondra nepenthicola

Zenodores orbiculata	Zenodores ZZ044		Plexipus paykulli

Zenodores ZZ052	Hasarius adansoni	ZZ027

ZZ038	ZZ039	ZZ040	ZZ565

ZZ038	ZZ046	ZZ047	ZZ051

Opisthoncus? ZZ053	ZZ188	ZZ276	ZZ277

ZZ136		ZZ156	ZZ186
Scytodidae Spitting spider

Scytodes thoracica
Tetragnathidae Stretch spiders or long-jawed orb weavers

Tetragnatha ZZ071	Tetragnatha ZZ189	Tetragnatha ZZ200	Tetragnatha ZZ202

Tetragnatha ZZ205	Tetragnatha ZZ208	Tetragnatha ZZ210
Theridiidae Scaffold web or cobweb weavers

Latrodectus hasselti	Achaeranea? ZZ012	Achaeranea ZZ011	Anelosimus ZZ392

Anelosimus ZZ055	Anelosimus ZZ537	Anelosimus ZZ516	Anelosimus ZZ595

Argyrodes antipodianus	Argyrodes ZZ265	Argyrodes ZZ542	Argyrodes ZZ543

Argyrodes ZZ391	Argyrodes rainbowi female	Argyrodes rainbowi male	Ariamnes colubrinus

	Cryptachaea gigantipes male	Cryptachaea gigantipes female	Chrysso pulcherrima

Theridula ZZ381 male	Theridula ZZ381 female	Euryopis ZZ486	Euryopis ZZ486

Euryopis ZZ429	Euryopis elegans male	Euryopis ZZ484	Episinus ZZ272

Episinus ZZ521	Episinus bicornis	Episinus ZZ548	Dipoena ZZ481

Dipoena ZZ465	Hadrotarsine ZZ520	Hadrotarsine ZZ491

Latrodectus hasselti	Latrodectus hasselti	Latrodectus hasselti male	Moneta ZZ526

Nesticodes rufipes F	Nesticodes rufipes M	Parasteatoda mundula	Parasteatoda ZZ012

Parasteatoda tepidariorum	Phoroncidia ZZ547	Phoroncidia rotunda	Rhomphaea ZZ571

Thwaitesia argentiopunctata	Thwaitesia argentiopunctata	Thwaitesia nigronodosa	Thwaitesia nigronodosa

Steatoda ZZ072	Steatoda ZZ212	Theridion ZZ178	Theridion ZZ179
Thomisidae Crab spiders


Bomis larvata	Cymbacha saucia	Cymbacha ocellata	Diaea ZZ151

Thomisus spectabilis	Tmarus species	Diaea ZZ152	Diaea punctata

Diaea cruentata	Diaea dimidiata	Diaea evanida	Diaea evanida

Diaea prasina	Diaea evanida	Diaea ZZ446	Diaea ZZ402 male

Diaea pilula?	Hedana ZZ513		Poecilothomisus speciosus

Sidymella ZZ546	Sidymella ZZ591	Sidymella ZZ477	Sidymella lobata

Sidymella rubrosignata	Porropis ZZ603	ZZ149	ZZ150

Stephanopis altifrons	Stephanopis corticalis	Stephanopis pustulosa	Stephanopis corticalis

Sidymella ZZ144	Sidymella trapezia	Sidymella hirsuta	Sidymella hirsuta

Tharpyna campestrata	Tharpyna diademata	Runcinia acuminata	Cymbacha ocellata

Tmarus ZZ615	Tmarus ZZ622	Tmarus marmoreus	Tmarus cinerascens

	Xysticus bilimbatus	Xysticus geometres
Trochanteriidae Scorpion or flat spiders

Hemicloea sp.	Hemicloea ZZ327	Hemicloea ZZ327
Uloboridae Uloborid spiders

Uloborus congregabilis	Uloborus plumipes	Uloborus ZZ625	Uloborus barbipes

Philoponella ZZ576	Philoponella variabilis	Philoponella ZZ581	Philoponella ZZ627

Miagrammopes ZZ577	Miagrammopes ZZ530	Zosis geniculatus
Zodariidae Burrow-making spiders, ant-hunting spiders

Storena maculata?	Storena ZZ286	Storena formosa	Storosa obscura

Habronestes hunti	ZZ422	Storena ZZ426	Neostorena ZZ428